The document provides information about the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (BICT) degree program at Bahrain Polytechnic. It discusses the purpose and structure of the BICT degree, the career opportunities it provides, and the facilities and support available to BICT students. Key information covered includes the core skills developed in the first two years, the major specialization options available in years three and four, example companies that hire BICT graduates and provide internships, and the benefits of professional certification.

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Explore BICT
2017

2. Explore BICT
Welcome to the Explore Bachelor of
Information and Communication Technology (BICT)
Information Quiz.
• Instructions:
–Read each slide and answer the questions
–You will see some tips in sticky notes. They
might help with the questions also.
–Complete the quiz
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3. • This Explore session will give you information
about the BICT degree and its high demand in
industry.
• It aims to give you
– an insight about the purpose, structure, general
knowledge, and specialization areas that can be
achieved throughout the degree
– and the diverse career opportunities that can arise
after the successful completion of the degree.
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You will see guiding
tips in these sticky
notes.

4. • These people, among
many more, had small
ideas that transformed
them into famous icons.
• They utilized their
knowledge in technology
to change the world.
• Watch the What Most
Schools Don’t Teach
Video
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What was those people’s
ideas?
What solutions have they
founded?
Steve Jobs
Gabe Newell
Bill Gates

5. Where Do We Need ICT?
Can you think of an
industry that does not use
ICT?

6. Watch this video
“About Polytechnic
BICT”
• The BICT is part of EDICT - Engineering, Design, and
Information and Communication Technology. It aims to
develop work-ready, skilled graduates who are experienced in
a variety of technologies.
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BICT Faculty (Picture Taken June 2013)

7. • To join the BICT Program you need to successfully complete
– AP4203 – English 2
– AP4102 – Mathematics 2 (Technical)
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What courses do students
need to complete to be able
to register in the BICT
program?
In order to do well in the BICT, you are expected to be open
to learning new things. You are also expected to continuously
develop your logical, analytical, and critical thinking skills. You
have to be cooperative and ethical.
ICT is all about finding innovative and working solutions to
problems, and you need to work hard to find these.
Important

8. • The BICT is a four year, eight semester (Full-Time)
programme
• Students must complete 480 credits to meet the
degree requirements.
• The first two years concentrate on developing
students fundamental technical skills including
Networking, Databases, Programming and Computer
Architecture. Because the courses are delivered in
English there is a high level of English support in the
first two years.
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What type of skills do students
develop during the first and
second year?
When do students choose their
major?

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At the end of year two, students must choose
their major based on knowledge and
understanding gained during year one and
two. They will then start doing advanced
courses related to their majors. The BICT
majors are designed to provide graduates with
a choice of specialization within an industry-
standard framework of IT competency.

10. During ‘Year Three’ students use their
knowledge in advanced major related
courses such as:
• Database Programming
• Mobile-Computing
• eCommerce
• Cloud Computing
• Networks Security
These courses help students solve real world
problems as the emphasis moves towards hands-
on, practical projects.
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What courses do
students study
during the third
year in BICT?

11. • Year four students will undertake two types of
projects
– In-House Project - students develop an IT product
proposed by the BICT tutors, external clients, or by the
students themselves. The project is supported by IT Project
Management, Technical Writing and English
Communications workshops. Students are assigned an
office and a supervisor to simulate the work place.
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What projects do
students undertake
during the fourth year
in BICT?
What projects do
students undertake
during the fourth year
in BICT?

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- Cooperative Learning Project
(Internship) - students develop an IT
product or complete tasks for work-
placement. Students are assigned an
academic supervisor and a mentor from
the work-placement who guides them.
What projects do
students undertake
during the fourth year
in BICT?

13. YouTube, Facebook and Moodle are examples of
software services that rely on databases to store
information. Organizations such as airlines, banks,
academic institutions, businesses, ministries and
governments also rely on databases to store
information.
Database systems are a critical component of modern
ICT Infrastructure. The database major introduces
students to a range of database topics. Students will
learn about database systems including Oracle,
Microsoft SQL server and MySQL and use these to
build desktop, Mobile and internet-aware software
applications.
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Think of Jobs
related to Database
Systems
Beginner Skills:
Creating database
objects (Tables,
etc…)
Advanced Skills:
Analyzing and
designing large
databases.

14. Typical positions for the Database Systems major graduate
include:
• Database Designer
• Database Programmer
• Database Administrator
Graduates in this major earn a degree of:
Bachelor of Information and Communications
Technology (Database Systems)
• If you have any questions, use the ‘Got Questions?’
forum
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Student showcasing his bookstore database

15. Activity: Using Structured Query language (SQL)
You will do this activity to answer a question in the quiz.
Click here
On the webpage, click on Run SQL.
What do you see?
This is a simple Structured Query Language (SQL) select statement. It displays
results from database based on the information (and criteria) given in that
statement.
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Try to accomplish the following:
1.Clear the SQL Statement text box and type (or copy) this code
SELECT CustomerName FROM CUSTOMERS
click on Run SQL.
this code will Display only the customer names.
2.Clear the text box and type (or copy) this code
SELECT * FROM Customers where country='UK';
Click on Run SQL.
this code will display all the details of the customers that live
in the UK only.
3.Try to display the customer names and addresses only

17. Working in programming is a fun and challenging
career. Programmers combine a mixture of technical
and creative skills to deliver their everyday tasks.
Although programming is a demanding job, it is also
very rewarding in terms of personal achievement
satisfaction and earned salary. The majority of the
success stories in IT businesses are initiated by
people with programming background.
At BICT, you will learn to write code on the most
popular and on-demand programming languages
and learn the best programming practices. You will
create software for different operating systems such
as Windows, iOS, Android and for different devices
such as PCs, tablets and mobile phones.
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Think of Jobs
related to
Programming
Beginner Skills:
Learning a new
language
Advanced Skills:
Analyzing and
designing software
solutions

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Robot Motion Tracker
Game Showca
Following your studies, you will be able to choose a career from a wide set
of different software development related jobs. Examples are
• Business Analyst
• Software Engineer
• Software Designer
• Software Programmer
• Prototyping
• Network Programmer
• System Programmer
• Mobile Programmer
• Web Developer
• Games Programmer
• Simulation Programmer
Graduates in this major earn a degree of:
Bachelor of Information and Communications
Technology (Programming)
If you have any questions, use the ‘Got Questions?’
forum

19. Activity: Using JavaScript You will do this activity to answer a question in the quiz.
Click here
1. On the webpage, Click Run, then click on Click Me!
What do you see?
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Visit
http://www.w3schools.com/js/
To get an idea about Coding with
JavaScript.
This is the JavaScript
language being used
with HTML (Hypertext
Markup Language). It
is a very popular
language used in the
development of a lot
of the websites you
visit everyday.

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Try to the following:
2. On the left side of the webpage, edit the code so that the text
becomes blue instead of red when the button is clicked.
Change the line x.style.color = “red”; to x.style.color = “blue”;.
Click on Run, then click Click Me!
3. To change the text on the button from “Click Me!” to “GO!”.
Change the line
<button onclick=“myFunction()”>Click Me!</button> to
<button onclick=“myFunction()”>GO!</button>. Click Run.
4. Change the main text to “Welcome to the Bahrain
Polytechnic”. Change the line under <body> to <p
id=“demo”>Welcome to the Bahrain Polytechnic</p>. Click Run.

21. Here, you will learn how to analyze, design, install,
configure, and administer technology solutions. These
include software operating systems, services,
utilities, applications and hardware that suits
organizational needs and help manage their
information assets to run their businesses and make
better decisions.
To be successful in an information-centric
environment, companies make investments in systems
and technology that maximize the value of their
information assets. This major broadens your career
perspectives and helps you provide solutions as
services as it is applicable to any industry.
21BICT Students visiting Batelco Ideas
Think of Jobs
related to MIS
Beginner Skills:
Plan, Analyse , design
and deploy a
infrastructure for small
and medium
Businesses
Advanced Skills:
Deploy Enterprise
Hybrid Infrastructures

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Typical positions for the MIS major graduate
include:
• System Architect
• Business Analyst
• Systems Analyst
• IT Manager and IT Project Manager
• Infrastructure Engineer
Graduates in this major earn a degree of:
Bachelor of Information and Communications
Technology (Management Information Systems)
If you have any questions, use the ‘Got Questions?’ forum
Students working at Investate Co.

23. Activity: Using Microsoft Azure
You will do this activity to answer a question in
the quiz.
Click here
On the new webpage - Click ‘+ Add Item’
Click on Databases, then click on the SQL
Database. Click ‘View estimate.’
In the SQL Database item:
- Change the region to West Europe.
- Change the type to Elastic Database.
- Change the pricing tier to Premium.
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Visit Microsoft
Azure or IBM
Bluemix to start
learning about the
Cloud

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Try to answer the following:
1.How much would it cost per month?
2.How much would it cost if you change the
region to Japan West?
3.How much would it cost if you change the
type to Single Database in Japan West?

25. The 2009 Bahrain Economic Quarterly shows that the
number of Internet users in Bahrain is growing
exponentially, doubling every 2 years. Additionally,
the Bahrain “Economic Vision 2030” states that
“Bahrain will be fully linked to the global trade and
information highways by 2030.” This growth is being
supported by an expanding telecommunications
network and the Networking Major positions students
to benefit from this expanding infrastructure.
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A networking project CCNA NetRiders
Think of Jobs related to
Networking
Beginner Skills:
Apply basic
configuration to
networking equipment
Advanced Skills:
Justify and enhance
network performance
based on the analysis of
appropriate statistics

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Students who choose a career in the field of Networking are guaranteed an exciting
career path. Students learn and implement in the areas of
• Networking Fundamentals
• Routing
• Switching
• Wireless Networks
• Wide Area Networks (WAN)
• Network Security
• GSM, 3G and 4G communications
Typical positions for the networking major graduate include:
• Network Administrator
• Network Applications Developer
• Network Security Analyst
• Telecommunications engineer (3G/4G)
Graduates in this major earn a degree of:
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (Networking)
• If you have any questions, use the ‘Got Questions?’ forum

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Do a test on your
phone
or at home and
compare the results
Activity: Internet Connection Details
You will do this activity to answer a question in the quiz.
Click here
Once the new page loads, click on BEGIN TEST and wait for
the process to end. What kind of information can you see?

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Speedtest.com shows you your internet
connection details, such as speeds and latency.
Try to answer the following:
1.What unit is the Ping measured in?
2.Who is your Internet Service Provider (ISP)?
3.What is the IP address shown on the test?
4.What are your download and upload speeds?

29. • A Server Room
• A Project Area
• The Innovation Centre
• Specialized Labs : Mac, Programming, Database, Networking.
What facilities are
available for the BICT
students?
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30. Students can borrow devices such as Raspberry Pi, iPads,
iPhones, Samsung Galaxy Notes, Barcode readers , Sim-
card Readers, hard disc drives, Kinect – Xboxes, iHealth
Activity trackers, iHealth Blood Pressure readers, iHealth
Weight Scales, and Oculus Rift devices.
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31. The Kingdom of Bahrain has identified that deploying ICT in
major projects and services is a key success factor. Look at the
list below.
• Central Informatics Organization
• Electronic Health Care Systems
• Bahrain Economic Vision
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BICT Students Participate in the Chamber of Commerce Event
How many listed
projects in Bahrain are
benefiting from the ICT
services?

32. Companies that placed ICT students for Industry projects
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What type of companies
do students have their
placement?

33. • BICT students are encouraged to seek
professional certifications . The
certification validates students’ academic
knowledge and helps them stand out
• Bahrain Polytechnic has strong
relationships with:
– SAP Academy
– Cisco Academy
– Microsoft IT Academy
– VMware Academy
– Oracle Academy
– EMC2
– The Sun Academic Initiative (SAI) Programme
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Watch this video
“The benefit of
certification”

34. • We ensure that students’ work is viewed
by industry.
• Participation in local and regional ICT competitions,
events and career expos is also encouraged.
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How does the BICT
help student gain
market exposure?

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Ithmar Bank
Ericsson
Cisco Bahrain Flour Mills
Why students choose ICT…
Watch this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C5qG
qnQlfA

36. • The graph below shows some of the possibilities…..
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The Job Market will always need ICT due to the broad
range of support it can provide. Vacancies in Bahrain
and the region are continually posted by recruitment
agencies such as:
• Monster
• Bayt
• GulfTalent
The Career and Employment Center (CEC) at Bahrain
Polytechnic will help you maximize your chances in
getting the job you aim for.

38. • Many successful people chosen
ICT as a career, established
successful IT companies and
marked differences in history.
Read more about the:
• The Top Jobs in 2013 : Note jobs
in IT or directly related to it.
• World's Most Admired
Companies : Note top IT
companies
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According to the
Forbes, what is the
top job for year
2013?
Watch this video

39. Thank you for taking the time to learn
about the BICT
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